Forel-sur-Lucens

Forel-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district in the canton of in . In 2017, the former municipalities of Forel-sur-Lucens, , , , and merged into the municipality of .
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  • Type: Village with 152 residents
  • Description: former municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Forel” and “Forel-sur-Lucens VD
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lucens Castle and Lucens railway station.

is a castle in the municipality of in the canton of in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 2½ km southeast of Forel-sur-Lucens.

Castle
is a bailiff's castle in the municipality of of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. is situated 3½ km northeast of Forel-sur-Lucens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cremin and Praratoud.

Village
is a former municipality in the district in the canton of in . In 2017 the former municipalities of , , , Forel-sur-Lucens and merged into the municipality of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in .

Forel-sur-Lucens

Latitude
46.72826° or 46° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
6.82229° or 6° 49′ 20″ east
Population
152
Elevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)
Open location code
8FR8PRHC+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240124851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q52605
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Forel-sur-Lucens” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Catalan: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Cebuano: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Chinese: 吕桑上福莱勒
  • Dutch: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Esperanto: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • French: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • German: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Hungarian: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Italian: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Lombard: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Malay: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Norwegian: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Occitan (post 1500): Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Romansh: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Spanish: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Swedish: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Swiss German: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Tosk Albanian: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Turkish: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Ukrainian: Форель-сюр-Люсан
  • Volapük: Forel-sur-Lucens
  • Waray (Philippines): Forel-sur-Lucens

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